I am going to have to lower my goals for Tournament training as I have a belt rank test coming up in a couple of months for my 3rd Kyu Brown stripe. I need to work on my rank requirements in addition to enhancing my kata. I only have "so" many hours to dedicate to training. My body only allows for a limited amount of extra training before it overtrains, and starts going downhill. What I can do to increase Kata time is to perform the kata without power, and just focus on proper technique, stance, and execution. This kind of slow and easy repetition allows my muscles to remember the feeling of each movement, and cements the neural pathways within me without taxing my body's energy too much.
I'm lowering my Bo training to 1 hour per week. 2 sessions of 30 minutes each
I'm lowering my Kata expectation goal to 70 per week. around 10 per day.
Today is a special day for me, so I'm going to focus on all of the various Self defense training that I need to know for my rank test.
Bo training:
Warm up sequence 2.5 set Total 6.5
Tsuki sequence ( 20 for each side) .5 Total 3.5
Uke sequence (20 for each side) .5 Total 2.5
Chion Bo kata 5 Total 21
Heian Yondan experiment 10 Total 11
Stance sequence 10 Total 10
Total amount of time achieved this week: 1.25 hours Goal: 1.5 hours
Total amount for the month: 3.75 hours
Kata training:
Kihon Sono Ichi, Ni, San 0 Total 1 set
Shiho Tsuki Ichi, Ni, San 0 Total 1
Taikyoku Sono Ichi 11 Total 13 Ni, San Total 3
" ( Ura )1 Total 3
" ( Tate ) 1 Total 2
Pinan Sono Ichi 1 Total 6
Pinan Sono Ni 1 Total 11
Pinan Sono San 6 Total 21
Pinan Sono Yon 6 Total 26
Pinan Sono Go 1 Total 6
Sakugi Taikyoku Sono Ichi 5 Total 6
Juji Kata 0 Total 1
Tsuki No Kata 5 Total 16
Sanchin Kata 0 Total 3
Gekisai Dai 1 Total 12
Gekisai Sho 1 Total 12
Yangtsu 0 Total 5
Adapted Kihon sono Ichi, Ni San ( Sanchin dachi) 13
Amount of kata achieved this week approx 53 Goal: 150 Total Kata this month 163
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I think I'm going to do that as well - do my kata slowly, but accurately. I think it'll really help me cement the proper movements. There are things, like getting my feet right during the kicks in Heian Sandan, that I know I need to work on.
Do you know what bugs me?
I'm getting arrogant. I never thought it would happen, but I have been, and it makes me sick to my stomach - it's horrible. The other day my Sempai was correcting me on a kata, and I caught myself thinking "What is he correcting me for? I look GOOD! Can't he see how much I'm practicing and how far I've come? I KNOW this stuff!" And then I wanted to vomit, or, rather, punch myself. How am I thinking these things? I have NO RIGHT to get arrogant. I KNOW that I have a lot to work on. I am NO WHERE NEAR good, let alone perfect... and this makes me sick. But those thoughts keep popping into my head and I HATE myself for it. I've never considered myself arrogant or egotistical. Most of the time, I know I'm an idiot, and am fine with that. But now, am I letting praise or... something... go to my head? Seriously. I need to be knocked on my head or something. Doesn't that just make you sick? I don't know. I'm getting too complacent. I've known what I've known for so long that the movements take no thought - maybe it's me getting pissy at having to change things. I don't know. But really, it's disgusting, and I'm ashamed to admit it.
But anyway, regardless of my thoughts, I DO need work on some things. So, I'll work on them. Slowly, accurately, cementing it.
But, uuurrrggghhh,I make myself sick.
Have you ever had that problem?
Have I ever had the problem of thinking "Why is he/she correcting me, can't they see that I'm doing good here?"
I can't say that this thought happened. Usually, I just listen to the correction, assess it against what I have already learned, judge whether I would like to include it in my movements or not, and then continue on. I have a very logical mind concerning corrections during kata. I've learned that each Sensei has a different take on kata, each dojo has a different way of doing kata, and each person has to adapt their kata to their own personal strengths, and limitations. So, one person might tell you to punch mid level at a certain point, while the next one will tell you to do a backfist. In the end, the benefit of doing the kata will still remain with me, so I tend not to worry about the details unless I'm looking to compete in kata tournament. Then, I turn to my Sensei's interpretation of the kata since I will be representing his teaching in front of a whole crowd of people. If my Sensei tells me to turn my foot 45 degrees.. I will do so, and it will remain as such regardless to how many corrections that my Sempai give to me. I don't argue though.. I just say "Osu", and turn my foot, but the next time I do the kata I place my foot back to what my Sensei taught me.
I'm not sure if this is arrogance, or confidence. I think that it's a weird balance that a Martial Artist has to achieve within themselves. They have to develop a confidence in the skills that they have worked upon so that they can use them, but in the same breath they have to be open to the possibilities that there can always be improvement.
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